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33.\" Author: Archie Cobbs <archie@FreeBSD.org>
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38.Dd January 19, 1999
39.Dt NG_RFC1490 4
40.Os
41.Sh NAME
42.Nm ng_rfc1490
43.Nd RFC 1490 netgraph node type
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.In netgraph/ng_rfc1490.h
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Nm rfc1490
49node type performs protocol encapsulation, de-encapsulation, and
50multiplexing according to RFC 1490 (which has since been updated by RFC 2427).
51This particular type of encapsulation is often used on top of frame relay
52DLCI channels.
53.Pp
54The
55.Dv downstream
56hook is used to transmit and receive encapsulated frames.
57On the other side of the node, the
58.Dv inet
59and
60.Dv ppp
61hooks are used to transmit and receive raw IP frames and PPP frames,
62respectively.
63PPP frames are transmitted and received according to
64RFC 1973; in particular, frames appearing on the
65.Dv ppp
66hook begin with the PPP protocol number.
67The
68.Dv ethernet
69hook can be used to transmit and receive Ethernet frames (without a
70checksum) in RFC 1490's bridging format.
71.Pp
72Typically the
73.Dv inet
74hook is connected to the
75.Dv inet
76hook of an
77.Xr ng_iface 4
78node.
79.Sh HOOKS
80This node type supports the following hooks:
81.Bl -tag -width foobarbazum
82.It Dv downstream
83Connects to the RFC 1490 peer entity.
84.It Dv ethernet
85Transmits and receives bridged raw Ethernet frames, without a checksum.
86.It Dv inet
87Transmits and receives raw IP frames.
88.It Dv ppp
89Transmits and receives PPP frames.
90.El
91.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
92This node type supports the generic control messages, plus the following:
93.Bl -tag -width indent
94.It Dv NGM_RFC1490_SETENCAP
95This command sets encapsulation method for the node.
96The desired method must be passed as a string message argument,
97and must be one of the following supported encapsulation modes:
98.Bl -tag -width ".Qq Li ietf-snap"
99.It Qq Li ietf-ip
100IP packets are sent using simple RFC1490/2427 encapsulation.
101.It Qq Li ietf-snap
102IP packets are sent inside SNAP frames.
103Also conforms to RFC1490/2427.
104.It Qq Li cisco
105IP packets are sent and received using proprietary Cisco encapsulation
106method.
107.El
108.It Dv NGM_RFC1490_GETENCAP
109This command returns current encapsulation method on the node.
110.El
111.Sh SHUTDOWN
112This node shuts down upon receipt of a
113.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
114control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected.
115.Sh SEE ALSO
116.Xr netgraph 4 ,
117.Xr ng_frame_relay 4 ,
118.Xr ng_iface 4 ,
119.Xr ngctl 8
120.Rs
121.%A C. Brown
122.%A A. Malis
123.%T "Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay"
124.%O RFC 2427
125.Re
126.Rs
127.%A W. Simpson
128.%T "PPP in Frame Relay"
129.%O RFC 1973
130.Re
131.Pp
132.Pa http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/121/frf8modes.pdf
133.Sh HISTORY
134The
135.Nm
136node type was implemented in
137.Fx 4.0 .
138.Sh AUTHORS
139.An Julian Elischer Aq julian@FreeBSD.org
140.Sh BUGS
141Not all of RFC 1490 is implemented.
142